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Fort residents to celebrate Canada Day with events

Saturday, July 1 Canada may not be a perfect country but in spite of its regional tensions it is far from being broken. Few countries...

Business license bylaw boondoggle continues

Town of Fort Qu’Appelle Fort Qu’Appelle’s town council has given first and second reading to a revised business license bylaw despite objections from community activists...

Chief Thunderbird Lodge opens at Peepeekisis

The $16-million monumental community hub for Peepeekisis Cree Nation was officially opened last Friday in what Chief Francis Dieter described as “an historic event...

Tempers flare at Fort council public meeting

Business bylaw referendum Residents upset about closed meeting following silent protest Three Fort Qu’Appelle town councillors were hounded by a handful of demonstrators who then badmouthed...

Farmer’s Market attracts over 800 for opening day

Robert and Kelly Murray and their dog, Rolo, were the first through the gates when the Farmer’s Market in Fort Qu’Appelle opened for another...

Echo Lake Road Race this Sunday

One of the province’s best long-distance runners, Ted Jelata, is expected to be back in Fort Qu’Appelle this weekend for the Lions Club’s annual...

Group aims to force referendum over bylaw

A petition with 384 signatures, more than enough to force a referendum on whether or not to repeal Fort Qu’Appelle’s new business license bylaw,...

Fort museum to recognize coronation

King Charles III The Fort Qu’Appelle Heritage Museum is expected to add the official program of this weekend’s coronation of King Charles III to its...

Three-day event ends on a good note

“Classical music doesn’t have to be taken so seriously. Everyone thinks the ‘Big C” classical composers have to be very serious. They are not,...

Municipalities escape paying RCMP back pay

Municipalities that pay for RCMP policing received some good news last week when it was announced that they will not have to cover retroactive...

Provincial News

SaskTel outage to affect RCMP detachments in Broadview and Moosomin

SaskTel is reporting a service outage that will affect portions of the Broadview and Moosomin detachment areas from midnight to 6 a.m. on September...